Airship



P. C. TRAVER March 12,1929.

' AIRSHIP Filed Feb. 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 ucenlor Philip 6'. Traver March 12, 1929. P. c. TRAVER AIRSHIP 3- Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Feb I I awenl'br' Philip Tra ver March 12, 1929. P. c. TRAVER AIRSHIP' F d 6, 192g 3 Sheets- Sheet 5 nx cul'or Ph 511}: C; Traver (Tuom Z e tiOn. v v

1 With the above and numerous other objects w {by 2i metal nose 1 9i yRivets orgoth'er'sleonring H devices oruneens QO ere used for-"securing the inese 139 end the pecking 18 011 the eeis'ing 16. I Bolts 20preject ontwe'rd iy trom the wpexes :oitzthewneseslwthreughopenings in thesend j-unetirres of the nienibers-5 endthroughopen I f ings in cross =1118mb81S"1'1 and nuts 21 ere-80 threac'led thereonso'thztt thegesJo egmay-he v SCUTElY'hQid in the'freine werikle'nditheends f -o f the bagpulledto- 111211111331 1 the" ga s bag. in-

its proper shgrpe thereby preventing rthe'g as r r V an' e'nlstr ed sl'ezile' taken-sribstantially on the 'ba-g ifrom' oomingvont ottheiremewerk:and 85 :preventingieny"greetgdistertionthereof due .to air pockets, air-:ipressnre's, and the iliketofff H Whiehthe eir ship will besubjectedinaetual Q suitably. secured thereto.

Patented Mar. 12, 1929 r mLir e. TBAVEB, F LYNBRQOK, new eex fesstenee sure re-T IRD mo -GEORGE] ,WIEDNEB AND IRD I J ESLIE I J. EKEEBERG; BOTH e1" FAB BOGKAWAY,

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Application filed February 6, 1928/ see-11m. 252,252

i [P118 present invention're'lates "generally to h nter than air Gretta-and more partlcu'larly to err ships of thedlrigi'ble type us'mg e bag eontzun-mg a lighter than an gassuch as 'hel'nnn hydregen, and the like. 1

'The prime 'eb']ec-t of the invention resides in the provision of an air s'hi-p-otth-is nature eompr-rsrng' & sk'eleton h ke ,cas1-ng-,@r i-r;m1e:

for containing 'the' gas bag-to a itord protec- I itier! theretoflndito maintain the same in-"a,

s'ubsta-n-tiahy ell pso dal shape for w 1thstanding air pressures to whicl i 'zr-cre-ft of this nature is subjected in *useendthereby prevent the 1 1sua'1-d stort1on; 1 1

'A i further important iobject of theintention resides I in :the provision of aneir ship 1 of this nature Which'ma-y he built-at-e eomnaretivel low-cost isstron' and durzib'le" ,1 V a b a "and thoroughly eiiicient and reliable in operiiin ViGWflS will appear esthedescr-iption pro seeds, fthe HIVQII'HOH. res des In certain novel features of construct] bin-and in the combine 1 2 tion and arrangement of parts-as wiltbe hereinafter Q B l l' y desci i bed and' eiai'med.

in the drawing: j- L Figure 1 is ilwSidGjGl-GYEI'UGIIaOf en air 'ship' embodying the featl'lres of my invention, s

Fignre 2 is :a' vertical longitudinelseetion.

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' -Fi-guree im vertical transverse'seetionen Figure 4 is a fragmentary longitudinal section through one nose portion of the-gasibzngfendf elevatolz;

"ate their ends by a band'6. The members 5 converge forwardly and 'rearwardly from their centersi toward their, ends and are joined together at said ends. F r'u'sto-conieal' end members 7 have theirlarger ends extend ing adi'stence over the ends of the 1ongitudi-- n'al members 5 and are Welded or otherwise are mounted in the'end members 7 for err-v ingshe'fts 9 journaled through the smaller Figure 5 is a perspective view of rthe front' Prime movers: 8

tends 01 1 the members 7 liter operating pro- I I :pel'lers 1 0. F -The propeller at the, frontfis l "of thepuittype and thet' git the" rear isof'f' h oss members l lerefdisa i,

vposed-inthemeniers A fuselage-or hou'sing 12 is snspended;-'?f1'-e-1r1 I Q i the tra nework yendhas suitable provisions "for accommodatingegnuinh'er ar passe 'ers O eis Well as the" necessary' crew; ?I1z1- 5 Wheels :13 are jonrneied-en' axles "14 e fross" the bottom of hehousing 12.]5'

' The gas is disposed "in :the i -fame Work and the preferred"embodiments thereof com-"- prises a bladder '15 e f rubber :or other l i ke H elasticmateriel; A'lleathereasing 16rece1ves j I the bleddere-lfi'g-and hes-one o'r mere-laced openings 17 so that thel-il'adder mey be'imr serted-therein end removed therefrom. The-"7 0 bag is e l-hpsei-dal n for-matron to provide two ends or noses which ere eevered by asbestos paekmg 1'8, seed peeking, being covered use,

L e s-..,-iteh1e.{ centrof ls 1 used; for 6 m:en'enverin-g the 1 air hip; It'fli's preferred,

however, to hinge upper and ylew-ereleviators "'25 and :26 respectively to the rear .endl menn her nwithpsu-iteble meens-Z'Z-gasSQeieted itherewith so that the elevators ina'yhe swung up-i wardly-or downwardly; Rudders 28' are hingediyinounted on the rear end member-to thesides thereof and ere controlled' by'suiteble'lneens 29. An elevator 30ishinged1y vn'nounted intern'iedi'ete its endsflasatfBl on brackets 32 dependin 'from the forWardIpori tionof the end member 7. A guide'33 exf tends 'dewnwfardly fromthe end memb'erfi adjeeent the rear free'edge of the elevetor O I o:

"and the above description. It will be ap parent that changes in the details of construction, and in the. combination and ar-. rangement of partsmay be resortedto with- ,metal. 7 v V t s 'iou i e i s .-i o s' "a It] tl g1 t that th 0 m lruciion, open .tion and advantages oiflthe invention have This elevator is provided with cranks 34 whichare-controlled by suitable means 85 for swing ng the elevator.; The forward portion of the elevator has a downward curve as is indicated specifically at 36.

q i The end members as well as the housing are preferably constructed of alun'iinum or duraluminum or any'otherequivalent light been disclosed with sufiicient particularity so that those skilled in this art will thoroughly un derstand the construction, 'operation and advantages thereof. 4 i i ,The present embodiment of the invention hasbeen disclosed in detail merely by way .of example sinceiin actual practice it will attain'thefeatures of advantage enumerated as'desirable in the statement of the invention out departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafter claimedor sacrificing any of its advantages.

1 Having thus describedinyinvention, what I claim as new is: 1 1

1. Anairship of the class described 00111 prising a frame work of an ellipsoidal formae tion, frusto-conical end membershaving their larger ends overlapping the ends of the framework and secured thereto, a gas-bag dis-' posed in the framework, and means for ad- ,justably anchoring-the ends ofthe gas bag to the end members} members. e v r t r 3. An air ship of the class described comprising a frame work of an ellipsoidal formation, frusto-conical end members having their anchoring the en'idstof the gas bag to the end [larger ends overlapping the ends of the.;frame "-workand secured thereto, propellers at the SmallerendS'Of the end=members,"means for I i operating the propellers from the interior of the end members, and a gas bag disposed in theframework, and means vfor adJustabIy anchoring "the ends of the gas bag tothe end members, said last mentioned means compris mg cross members in the end members and bolts attached to the ends of the 'g'as bag and extending through openings'in'the cross a members and nuts threadedon thefbolts so that theends of the gas bag may bedrawn toward said cross members. I 4. An air ship of the class described comprising a frame work of an ell psoidal formation, frusto-conical end members having their larger ends overlapping the ends of the frame work and .securedthereto, propellers atthe smallerends of the'end members, means for, operating the propellers from the interiors of the end members, and a gas bag disposed in the, frame Work, said gas bag compr sing an ellipsoidal shaped bladder,an' ellipsoidal shaped casing about thebladder, and protecting metal noses, on-t'heends ofthe casing.

5 An air ship of the class described comprisingaframe work of an ellipsoidal formation, frusto-conical end inembersliaving their larger-ends overlapping the ends ofthe frame work and secured thereto, propellers at the smaller endsof theend members, means for operating the propellers from the interior of the end members, and a gas bag disposed in the frame work, said gas bag comprising an ellipsoidal shaped bladder, an ellipsoidal shaped casing about the bladder, and protectingrmetal noses on tlieendsof the casing,

packing interposed betweenthe noses and the ends of the casing. I i

6. .An air ship of the prising a frame work of ellipsoidal formation, a gas bagof ellipsoidal formation in the frame work, metallic noses on the ends of thegas bag havingboltspr ectmg outwardly therefrom through openings in the the bolts to the cross members, propellers on the smaller ends of the: end members, and means foroperating said 'pr0pellers;- .In testimony whereoflf alfix my signature.

I PHILIP- c. QTRAIVVER,

class described comends of the frame work, frustoronieal end members on the endsyof theframework having their larger ends overlapping the ends jofthe frame work, cross members in the end 1 members, means for adjustably" anchoring 

